Rajasthan
Rajasthan Government Plans Uniform Civil Code (UCC)
- 07 Feb 2024
- 2 min read
Why in News?
- Rajasthan cabinet minister Kanhiya Lal Choudhary informed the state assembly that the government would soon introduce the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill.
Key Points
- The proposed UCC Bill aims to establish uniform laws pertaining to marriage, divorce and inheritance of property. It seeks to curb practices like polygamy and divorce through religious means.
- On the lines of Uttarakhand, the Rajasthan UCC Bill will exempt the tribal community, as they've raised serious objections, terming their customs and practices uncompromisable.
Uniform Civil Code (UCC)
- The Uniform Civil Code is mentioned in Article 44 of the Indian Constitution, which is part of the Directive Principles of State Policy.
- These principles are not legally enforceable but are meant to guide the state in making policies.
- It has been supported by some as a way to promote national integration and gender justice, but opposed by others as a threat to religious freedom and diversity.
- The only state in India that has a UCC is Goa, which retained its common family law known as the Goa Civil Code after it was liberated from Portuguese rule in 1961.
- Recently, Uttarakhand has also introduced the UCC bill in the state assembly.
- The rest of India follows different personal laws based on their religious or community identity.
